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December 5, 2016 By Brandy 6 Comments

Home » Holidays » Christmas

Winterberry Pinwheel Quilt

Filed Under: Christmas, Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Sewing Tagged With: Home Decor Sewing

A beautiful holiday quilt, perfect for keeping cozy in while watching Christmas movies and sipping cocoa. Made with 2 layer cakes of fabric, this quilt top comes together in an afternoon. This post contains an affiliate link.

Winterberry Pinwheel Quilt
I made our family a Christmas quilt this year. One for us to pull out every year on the day that we set up our Christmas tree. One that will be in the family for years to come and big enough to snuggle in while watching holiday movies together. I let the kids pick out the fabrics we used and it turned out quite bright and busy. We love it! In case you missed that post you can view it here.

I wanted to send one to my sister as well, but I wanted it to be a secret so I didn’t ask her what kinds of fabric I should use, or have her kids pick out fabrics. I was also on a time crunch since I didn’t really allow myself a lot of time to make it, but that’s ok. I went with a simple pinwheel pattern that is so easy and comes together very quickly.

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Winterberry Pinwheel Quilt
 I decided on a beautiful layer cake of fabric to keep things simple and then cut out the same number of white squares (buying 2 layer cakes, one patterned and one solid would be even quicker). When I saw Winterberry by Kate and Birdie I knew it would look so pretty in my sister’s home. Using this technique, I made a stack of pinwheel triangles and put the entire top together in an afternoon! I lined it with a pale grey snowflake flannel on the back and it is absolutely the coziest blanket ever! Pinwheel quilts are my favorite. I’ve made a few and love the simplicity and homespun look.

Winterberry Pinwheel Quilt
The layer cake included 42 (10″) squares. I used all of the squares except for the pale white patterned ones since I didn’t think they would stand out enough. So in total I used 38 of the Winterberry squares and another 38 of the white squares that I cut out on my own to assemble the quilt top. It resulted in a 7 block by 10 block quilt (62″ x 86″) with a few blocks left over. Using all of the blocks would have made a 9 block by 9 block quilt with a few blocks left over.

Winterberry Pinwheel Quilt
Then I packaged it up and sent it on its way to Missouri with a note that instructed them to open it the day they set up their Christmas tree!

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Roseann Hampton says

    December 5, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    Very pretty! I can’t believe you pieced it in an afternoon!

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  2. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow says

    December 6, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    Very pretty / nice to see another quilter linking up to the Savvy party : )

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  3. Leanna says

    December 7, 2016 at 6:52 am

    This quilt is pretty. Nothing says tradition and warmth more than a hand made quilt. Beautiful.

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  4. lauraofharvestlane says

    December 7, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    It’s beautiful! She’s gonna love it!
    Be blessed this Christmas as you focus on our Savior Jesus.
    Laura

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  5. Stephanie says

    January 23, 2018 at 8:15 am

    I know this is an older post but I just love the quilt! Do you recall if you used warm and white as batting? I actually scoured Etsy and found a layer cake of the Winterberry and bought it! Now I can’t wait for next Christmas! Thanks in advance for advice on what kind of batting to use.

    Stephanie

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    • Brandy says

      January 23, 2018 at 7:57 pm

      Hi Stephanie! Thank you so much! I did use warm and white for the batting. I love how it quilts up and gets all crinkly after coming out of the dryer!

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